“The Ballad of Oscar Wilde”
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“The Ballad of Oscar Wilde”
Season: 2 episode 12
Series Episode: 51
Air Date: December 6, 1958
Teaser
“Quantity, Mr. Carrington, is never a worthy subsitute for quality. Whether it’s in the choice of a book, a play, a friend, or a gun.”
Employment Solicitations
TRAIN BRIDGES WASHED OUT.
Noted English Author Transfers to Chartered Coach.
Oscar Wilde, The English author, now on a lecture tour of this country, was headed West aboard a Union Pacific train, it was announced last night by Colonel J. L. Carrington, president of the Civic Cultural Society in San Diego.
“Since train bridges are washed out after Gospel Gulch”, said Colonel Carrington. “We are having Mr. Wilde board a special chartered coach for this city. We are taking every precaution to see that he gets here in time.”
Billboard
OSCAR WILDE
England’s foremost POET, PLAYWRIGHT, AUTHOR –
Will Lecture on the Subject:
“The American Barbarian”
in San Diego Alden’s Bar
June Sixth at EIGHT.
SOLD OUT
Fee
$1000
Quotes
“There are only two tragedies in this world. One is not getting what one wants and the other is getting it.”
Paladin quoting Oscar Wilde
“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”
Oscar Wilde
Kim Chan “Hey Boy” notes that Confucius made a similar comment
“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.”
Confucius
“Murder’s such a messy business. One should never do anything that he cannot discuss after dinner.”
Oscar Wilde
“Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.”
Oscar Wilde
“I have always preferred other people’s problems because my own bore me.”
Oscar Wilde
“My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s.”
Oscar Wilde
“The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible and those who do the improbable.”
Paladin quoting Oscar Wilde
“The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.”
Oscar Wilde
“One must fight fire with fire, extract an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
Paladin quoting the Old Testament
“If there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.”
Bible, Exodus 21:23-25 King James Verison
“We can’t be too careful in the choice of our enemies.”
Paldine providing Oscar Wilde with a quote
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Paladin quoting Oscar Wilde
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.”
Oscar Wilde, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 41 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 51 | Credited |
| Carpenter | Messenger | Robert (F.) Hoy | 31 | Credited |
| "Colonel" J. L. Carrington | President of the Civic Cultural Society in San Diego | David Lewis | 42 | Credited |
| Matson | Bodyguard applicant | Roy Engel | 45 | Credited |
| Chris Rook | Bodyguard applicant | Jack Hogan | 29 | Credited |
| Jim Rook | Bodyguard applicant | Richard Shannon | 38 | Credited |
| Oscar Wilde | Poet, playwright, author | John O'Malley | 42 | Credited |
| "Colonel" Carrington's secretary | Chester (Chet) Stratton | 48 | ||
| Sailor | Felix Locher | 76 | Credited | |
| Stage driver | Dan Sheridan | 42 | Credited | |
| Hotel Carlton desk clerk | Uncredited | |||
| Hotel Carlton guest | William Meader | 54 | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Richard Whorf |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Irving Wallace |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Don Ingalls |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Howard Schwartz |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Harry Coswick, A.C.E. |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions |
| Recording Company' | Westrex Recording System |
| ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers) |
Filming Locations
Sets
Paramount Studios – 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Closing Credits background
Lone Pine – California, United States of America
Historical Reference
Geographic References
Devil’s Rock
Gospel Gulch, California, United States of America
San Diego, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sources
Have Gun – Will Travel episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links.
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